(For Chief Barrister Feni Keni KoyundeSleep with anyone and get pregnant) Oh Great Ones!Call your children to the square!Let the drums speakTum! Tum! Tum!I have a story to sing!A tale of a man with wings of wax,who flies wherever the aroma of stew rises! Wait—Have you not seen him?The man of many tongues!Today, he is the crocodile of justice!Tomorrow,…
I sat at the feast of kings,And saw a goat wearing the crown!The loudest drunkard in the clanNow called “Your Excellency!”His breath stinks of liquor and lies,Yet chiefs bow before him! He who once sold fake fertilizers,Now chairs the Committee on Agriculture!And the woman who forged her school certificateShe now signs off on education budgets!Ha ha ha!When did pigs…
The land is a market, but who owns the stall? The traders have vanished, but the thieves stand tall. They sell the rain, they sell the road, they sell the trees where ancestors strode. They sell the fire, they sell the clay, they sell the dawn before it turns to day. And the young? They flee like startled birds,…
My guy wey wear khaki, stand for gate, He dey shout “Papers! Papers! No duplicate!” E eye sharp like eagle, e face hard like rock, But for back, my guy, dey break the lock. E be immigration, na him gangan be the law, Yet e hand long, e dey do fire war. Two opposites, e nor suppose blend, But…
By Ebhohon Majekodunmi Oseriemen Oh, great one! Whose shadow stretches across the ocean, Whose feet do not walk, but are carried, Whose hands sign decrees written by foreign scribes! Tell us, wise one— Does the farmer feed his children by uprooting his farm? Does the river quench its thirst by drying itself to dust? Yet you say suffering is…
Lekki is an area in Lagos state, Nigeria, known for its rapid development and a blend of modernity and tradition. It has become a hotspot for celebrities in the music and Nollywood industries, attracting aspiring talents who hope to make connections with established figures. The place is always alive, buzzing with energy. Neon lights bounce off luxury cars, towering…
Another first day Of the tenth monthOf another yearAnd its caravan of memories Seasons comeSeasons goBut the sky looms above our dreams An umbrella with a thousand holes How I wish I could shout “Happy Birthday, Dear Country”, dance all the way fromOur Delta doldrums to our Sahel fringes To a national song free of “native” and “tribe” My…
Josiah Majebi is the fifth Chief Judge of Kogi State (in north-central Nigeria) in four years and the fourth to exist almost entirely in the pocket of the state governor. He has been in office as substantive Chief Judge since the beginning of February 2023, having acted in that role since 26 June 2022 when his predecessor, Richard Olorunfemi,…
What happens when you challenge the establishment?…
The Great Delusion invites you into a…
—for Professor Alofoje Unuigboje— by Majekodunmi Oseriemen…
By Majekodunmi Oseriemen Ebhohon They say the…
